Buprenorphine initiation in the ER found safe and effective for individuals with opioid use disorder who use fentanyl



"With historically high overdose death rates in U.S., multi-site NIH study reinforces importance of continued, uninterrupted access to addiction medication." Read more from NIH...

Rapid Analysis of Drugs: A Pilot Surveillance System To Detect Changes in the Illicit Drug Supply To Guide Timely Harm Reduction Responses — Eight Syringe Services Programs, Maryland, November 2021–August 2022

MACS Consultant, Dr. Malik Burnett, and his colleagues at the Maryland Center for Harm Reduction Services, worked with NIST to detect changes in the illicit drug supply. Among 364 samples that contained fentanyl, 80% also contained xylazine. Read more from MMWR...

Association of Race With Urine Toxicology Testing Among Pregnant Patients During Labor and Delivery

In this cohort study, Black patients, regardless of history of substance use, had a greater probability of receiving a urine toxicology testing at delivery compared with White patients and other racial groups.

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Association of Mental Health Conditions, Recent Stressful Life Events, and Adverse Childhood Experiences with Postpartum Substance Use ― Seven States, 2019–2020

This report examines data from postpartum women in seven states with high rates of opioid-involved overdose deaths to better understand postpartum substance use. Read more from MMWR...

Ingestion of Illicit Substances by Young Children Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Estimated Clinical Outcomes and Cost-effectiveness Associated With Provision of Addiction Treatment in US Primary Care Clinics

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